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Encourage the USPTO to stop issuing software patents; deadline September 27
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Brett Smith
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Sep 23, 2010
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Sep 24, 2010 12:32 PM
Following the Supreme Court's decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to release new
guidance as to which patent applications will be accepted, and which
will not. As part of this process, they are seeking input from the
public about how that guidance should be structured.
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Helping out This American Life—with an Ogg copy of the show
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Brett Smith
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Aug 01, 2011
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Aug 24, 2011 10:23 AM
Last week, we asked you all to write to This American Life to thank
them for their episode about software patents, "When Patents
Attack!", and ask them to make it available in Ogg Vorbis format.
We thought it would also be helpful to offer them a copy of the show
that's already been converted to Ogg Vorbis; with this, the only
work they have to do is copy that file and post it on their own
servers. Here's the text of the letter we sent them.
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Join the petition asking for This American Life in Ogg Vorbis and help us reach 1,000 signatures!
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Brett Smith
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Aug 23, 2011
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Sep 07, 2011 12:24 PM
This American Life still hasn't responded to your many messages asking
them to use Ogg Vorbis for their downloads and streams. Sign the
petition and make your voice heard!
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No double standards: supporting Google's push for WebM
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Brett Smith
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Jan 18, 2011
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Apr 02, 2012 12:17 PM
We've signed up as a supporter of the WebM Project, and we encourage other foundations and organizations to join us—write to webmaster@webmproject.org to learn how. Today, we're also urging Web site operators to distribute videos in the WebM format, and abandon H.264
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Announcing our license recommendations guide
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Brett Smith
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May 25, 2011
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May 25, 2011 03:17 PM
We've compiled a single resource that guides you through the process of choosing a license for new software, documentation, and other functional data.
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Over 1,000 sign the petition asking This American Life to use Ogg Vorbis
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Brett Smith
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Sep 27, 2011
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Sep 27, 2011 05:56 PM
We just delivered our petition to the show, asking them to be part
of the software patent solution by using a free format.
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FSF Advocates Free Software for U.S. IPEC Joint Strategic Plan
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Brett Smith
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Mar 25, 2010
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Apr 12, 2010 03:26 PM
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Hardware we all want: FSF announces criteria for hardware endorsement program
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Brett Smith
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Oct 13, 2010
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Nov 09, 2010 09:50 AM
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that it has published an initial set of criteria for endorsing computers and other devices. The FSF seeks both to obtain feedback on the criteria, and raise interest in the program among hardware manufacturers. Ultimately, the FSF plans to promote an endorsement mark to be carried on products that the FSF endorses.
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Statement on OpenOffice.org's move to Apache
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Brett Smith
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Jun 10, 2011
When OpenOffice.org moves to a non-copyleft license, there's a ready
replacement for people who want a productivity suite that does more
to protect their freedom: LibreOffice.
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A Quick Guide to GPLv3
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Brett Smith
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Nov 08, 2007
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Nov 08, 2007 04:13 PM
The FSF Compliance Lab has published a new article to help developers understand the benefits of GPLv3.
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